Unless we recognize our limitations we risk being regarded as shadows of ourselves, or worse little more than buffoons.

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They were considered lightweight buffoons by many until it was too late.

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Neither are military buffoons in search of glory or empires.

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Cops not only were largely portrayed as a stupid and brutish lot, they also frequently were depicted as comic buffoons whom no one took seriously and whose demands usually were ignored.

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